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An Uncertain Centennial For Chatham

By ARTHUR DAVENPORT ();

June 15, 1969,

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CHATHAM, N. Y. -- This interesting upstate village of 4,000 will observe its centennial from next Sunday through June 29, and the residents of both Chatham itself and the surrounding countryside are enthusiastically preparing for the festive occasion. Five thousand wooden nickels are already circulating in town as legal tender, and a large proportion of the men are sporting beards or elongated sideburns.

June 15, 1969

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